Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash Cleared of Sex Abuse Charges

The U.S. Court of Appeals
upheld a New York judge's ruling from last summer, dismissing the case
because of the statute of limitations.

Kevin Clash, the voice of Sesame Street's Elmo for 28 years, has been cleared of three charges of sexual abuse after an appeals court threw out the cases.

Clash, 53, was accused by multiple men of sexually abusing them over
10 years ago when they were minors. Multiple lawsuits were filed, but in
July 2013, a New York judge said that the claims were made too late, as
they were outside the state's statute of limitations, which provides
that a lawsuit has to be filed within six years of the event or three
years after a plaintiff turns 21.

Clash's three accusers brought their cases to the U.S. Court of
Appeals, alleging the psychological effects of the abuse weren't fully
realized until 2012. But this month, the cases were again dismissed.

Clash resigned from his job as the voice of Elmo in 2012 after the
allegations of improper sexual relations with minors became public. He
has denied any wrongdoing from the beginning, saying that any
relationships he engaged in occurred between consenting adults.

^i think they were not molested... I think they just wanted money and saw this as an opportunity... I wonder if elmo was molested he was pretty young starting out: he was this baby too anyone used to watch this?

^i think they were not molested... I think they just wanted money and saw this as an opportunity... I wonder if elmo was molested he was pretty young starting out: he was this baby too anyone used to watch this?

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